How Trump's Executive Order Might Raise Costs for the Sick
The measure might make insurance cheaper for the healthy and pricier for those with serious health conditions, experts say
Updated on October 12 at 1:30 p.m. ET
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that might make major changes to the Affordable Care Act by expanding the use of so-called association health plans and short-term health insurance, which have fewer benefit requirements than the plans sold through the Obamacare exchanges.
The move appears to be Trump’s reaction to the failure of congressional Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare earlier this year, as he noted earlier this week on Twitter:
Since Congress can’t get its act together on HealthCare, I will be using the power of the pen
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
